Manny actually stole this bat from a baby.

Every now and then, the collective baseball writer hive mind shakes itself out of wondering whether eight trips to the buffet is too many and realizes something. Like every now and then, they realize despite the tremendous amount of bile they sling at Manny Ramirez, he’s actually a pretty good hitter. Perhaps this is why people put up with his shenanigans?

In a roundup of commentary from active players, we find some of the secrets to success from one of the best hitters in the game.

But Manny, from his negative move through contact — or 24/60ths of a second for a 90 mph fastball — never seems even to ruffle a dreadlock. When he completes his swing, with his long, high follow-through, his feet have hardly scraped the dirt. Slaught says that when he analyzes Manny’s mechanics, about six out of 10 swings are categorized as “perfect,” more than for any other hitter RightView Pro has studied. “The best of the rest are at about five perfect swings out of 10,” Slaught says. “Manny is just special.”

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